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US-6532084

Method for detecting the relative location of an image reading head and a light source

PublishedMarch 11, 2003
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Technical Abstract

The present invention proposes a method for detecting the relative location of an image reading head and a light source, and the method is especially designed for the application in a scanning system for transparent originals. The method in the present invention, for detecting the relative location of an image reading head and a light source in an image reading system, includes several steps as follows. At first, the light source is positioned to a first detecting point in a scanning region of the image reading system. The image reading head is moved to pass through the first detecting point while keeping the light source fixed at the first detecting point. At the same time, the scanned images are recorded through the moving process of the image reading head. Finally, the scanned images is processed to provide functional information of the image reading head and the light source.

Patent Claims
16 claims

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1. A method for detecting the relative location of an image reading head and a light source in an image reading system, said detecting method comprising the steps of: placing a transparent original between the image reading head and the light source, the transparent original having a regular pattern thereon; positioning the light source to a first detecting point in a scanning region of the image reading system; moving the image reading head to pass through said first detecting point while keeping the light source fixed at said first detecting point; recording scanned images through said moving process of the image reading head; and processing said scanned images to provide functional information of the image reading head and the light source.

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2. The detecting method of claim 1 further comprises the steps of: positioning the light source to a second detecting point in the scanning region of the image reading system; and performing said image reading head moving step, said image recording step, and said image comparing step in according to said second detecting point to provide functional information of the image reading head and the light source in relative to said second detecting point.

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3. The detecting method of claim 1 , wherein the regular pattern comprises a grid pattern or a rectangular array pattern.

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4. The detecting method of claim 1 , wherein said functional information of the image reading head and the light source is selected from the group consisting of an oblique of the image reading head, an oblique of the light source, a deviation in aligning, an usable image reading range of the image reading head, a distance of an aligning point from the boundary of said usable image reading range, magnifying ratio, a lateral deviation of the image reading head, a lateral deviation of the light source, and the combination thereof.

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5. The detecting method of claim 1 , wherein a moving range of the image reading head is between about 35 to 35 millimeters, respectively before and after said first detecting point and second detecting point.

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6. The detecting method of claim 1 , wherein said image reading system is a flat-bed image scanning system.

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7. A method for detecting the relative location of a light source and an image reading head in an image reading system, said detecting method comprising the steps of: placing a transparent original between the image reading head and the light source, the transparent original having a regular pattern thereon; positioning the image reading head to a first detecting point in a scanning region of the image reading system; moving the light source to pass through said first detecting point while keeping the image reading head fixed at said first detecting point; recording scanned images by the image reading head through said moving process of the light source; and processing said scanned images to provide functional information of the light source and the image reading head.

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8. The detecting method of claim 7 further comprises the steps of: positioning the image reading head to a second detecting point in the scanning region of the image reading system; and performing said light source moving step, said image recording step, and said image comparing step in according to said second detecting point to provide functional information of the light source and the image reading head in relative to said second detecting point.

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9. The detecting method of claim 7 , wherein the regular pattern comprises a grid pattern or a rectangular array pattern.

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10. The detecting method of claim 7 , wherein said functional information of the light source and the image reading head is selected from the group consisting of an oblique of the light source, an oblique of the image reading head, a deviation in aligning, an usable image reading range of the light source, a distance of an aligning point from the boundary of said usable image reading range, magnifying ratio, a lateral deviation of the light source, a lateral deviation of the image reading head, and the combination thereof.

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11. The detecting method of claim 7 , wherein a moving range of the light source is between about 35 to 35 millimeters, respectively before and after said first detecting point and second detecting point.

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12. The detecting method of claim 7 , wherein said image reading system is a flat-bed image scanning system.

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13. A method for detecting the relative location of an image reading head and a light source in an image reading system, said image reading system being a flat-bed image scanning system, said detecting method comprising the steps of: placing a transparent original between the image reading head and the light source, said transparent original having a grid or a rectangular array pattern thereon; positioning the light source to a first detecting point in a scanning region of the image reading system; moving the image reading head to pass through said first detecting point while keeping the light source fixed at said first detecting point; recording scanned images through said moving process of the image reading head; and processing said scanned images to provide functional information of the image reading head and the light source.

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14. The detecting method of claim 13 further comprises the steps of: positioning the light source to a second detecting point in a scanning region of the image reading system; and performing said image reading head moving step, said image recording step, and said image comparing step in according to said second detecting point to provide functional information of the image reading head and the light source in relative to said second detecting point.

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15. The detecting method of claim 13 , wherein said functional information of the image reading head and the light source is selected from the group consisting of an oblique of the image reading head, an oblique of the light source, a deviation in aligning, an usable image reading range of the image reading head, a distance of an aligning point from the boundary of said usable image reading range, magnifying ratio, a lateral deviation of the image reading head, a lateral deviation of the light source, and the combination thereof.

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16. The detecting method of claim 13 , wherein a moving range of the image reading head is between about 35 to 35 millimeters, respectively before and after said first detecting point and second detecting point.

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July 22, 1999

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March 11, 2003

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